To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. [HB-6333]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to provide loans and loan guarantees to small businesses. Such loans shall be zero-interest loans, provided a recipient does not involuntarily terminate any employee during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. If a recipient demonstrates that its full-time employment has not decreased after one year, the Treasury shall forgive the remaining outstanding principal and interest on such loan or loan guarantee. Further, the Treasury
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HB-6333: To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce Beatty
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
You have voted HB-6333: To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes..
Supporting Charitable Institutions Act of 2020 [HB-6325]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Allow a new tax credit for charitable contributions made in cash during 2020 to a charitable organization for relief efforts connected to COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019). The credit is limited to 24% of contributions not exceeding $4,000 for an individual taxpayer, $6,000 for a head of household, and $8,000 for a married couple filing a joint return.
HB-6325: Supporting Charitable Institutions Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pappas
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Act of 2020 [HB-6326]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
To provide additional waivers and authorities to HUD and USDA to respond to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.
HB-6326: COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
Interagency Pandemic Guidance for Consumers Act [HB-6378]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Finance ]
[Public Health ]
Directs financial regulators to issue interagency guidance regarding consumer debt relief options (e.g., deferment, forbearance, and affordable payment plans) in the event of a major disaster or pandemic. Financial regulators must also test financial institutions' response to a pandemic or major disaster every five years and report the results to Congress.
HB-6378: Interagency Pandemic Guidance for Consumers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
Interagency Pandemic Guidance for Consumers Act [HB-6378]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Finance ]
[Public Health ]
Directs financial regulators to issue interagency guidance regarding consumer debt relief options (e.g., deferment, forbearance, and affordable payment plans) in the event of a major disaster or pandemic. Financial regulators must also test financial institutions' response to a pandemic or major disaster every five years and report the results to Congress.
HB-6378: Interagency Pandemic Guidance for Consumers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
Calling on the President to invoke the Defense Production Act to respond to COVID-19. [HR-906]
[Defense ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Manufacturing ]
[National Security ]
This resolution calls on the President to (1) use all relevant authorities of the Defense Production Act to direct the domestic production of supplies to address COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019), and (2) share specified information regarding the use of such authorities with Congress. (The Defense Production Act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) The resolution also states that Congress stands ready to
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HR-906: Calling on the President to invoke the Defense Production Act to respond to COVID-19.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
Urban Progress Act of 2020 [HB-6318]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
To expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote commonsense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and for other purposes.
HB-6318: Urban Progress Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
Supporting Child Care Providers and Families Affected by Coronavirus Act [S.3562]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for states to provide child care services and administer Head Start programs.
S.3562: Supporting Child Care Providers and Families Affected by Coronavirus Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 03/22/2020
Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act [S.3560]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
Applies certain military consumer credit protections to all consumers, tax-exempt charitable organizations, and small businesses for credit extended during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period. Specifically, the bill caps the interest rate on an extension of consumer credit at 36%.
S.3560: Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/12/2020
Small Business and Consumer Debt Collection Emergency Relief Act of 2020 [S.3565]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Finance ]
[Public Health ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
Places restrictions on the collection of consumer and small business debts during a major disaster or emergency, including during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period. Among other things, debt collectors may not during such a period enforce a security interest through a repossession or foreclosure, commence or continue litigation to collect a debt, terminate utility service, seize assets, commence or continue an eviction, or charge fees or apply a higher interest rate as a result of nonpayment. After such a period, debt
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S.3565: Small Business and Consumer Debt Collection Emergency Relief Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/22/2020
Emergency Telework Act of 2020 [S.3561]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires each federal agency (executive, legislative, and judicial) to allow eligible employees to telework full-time during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). An employee is considered eligible if the employee has not received specified disciplinary action and is otherwise determined eligible by the agency. In the event the public health emergency is renewed, the bill's requirements continue to apply if the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination
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S.3561: Emergency Telework Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/22/2020
Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act [S.3567]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Provides funding for FY2020 for child and adult-dependent care services for essential workers. Essential workers include (1) health-sector employees, (2) emergency responders, (3) sanitation workers, (4) employees of businesses required to remain open during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, and (5) other workers a state deems essential and who are unable to telework. Eligibility for such funding is not based on income.
S.3567: Helping Health Care Workers Afford Child and Elder Care Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/22/2020
Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020 [S.3563]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Agriculture ]
Modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill modifies the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require USDA to (1) notify retailers of the existing opportunities through which they can deliver groceries to SNAP participants; and (2) authorize public-private partnerships between itself, authorized SNAP retailers, and community-based organizations to support grocery delivery during the national emergency
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S.3563: Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/22/2020
Ensuring Treatment for COVID Act [S.3564]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Requires state Medicaid programs to cover treatment for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). State Medicaid programs must also cover COVID-19 testing and treatment for uninsured individuals. (Currently, state Medicaid programs are required to cover COVID-19 testing for enrollees and have the option to cover testing for uninsured individuals.) Coverage must be provided with no cost-sharing. Additionally, state Medicaid programs may not impose cost-sharing for COVID-19 vaccines.
S.3564: Ensuring Treatment for COVID Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/22/2020
Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020 [S.3559]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Establishes grant programs and other forms of financial assistance for health care providers in response to the national emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill establishes (1) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to critical access hospitals, certain rural hospitals, and providers participating in Medicare; (2) a grant program to provide emergency assistance to health care practices and ambulatory surgery centers for staff salaries; and (3) a loan program to provide low-interest loans to
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S.3559: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/21/2020
Save America's Main Street Act [S.3549]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Allows (1) certain small businesses ($1 million or less in gross receipts and not more than 50 full time employees) a tax credit for the lesser of 30% of their gross receipts or $75,000 for the first taxable year beginning in 2020, (2) deferral of estimated tax payments for such businesses, and (3) certain small business employers a payroll tax credit for 50% of wages paid to their employees unable to work due to COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019).
S.3549: Save America's Main Street Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/20/2020
COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act [S.3556]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Allows students who graduate from institutions of higher education in 2020 to defer payments on their federal student loans for up to three years. The Department of Education (ED) may extend deferment eligibility to students who graduate in 2021 and 2022, if ED determines that the anticipated economic impact of the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential) on these graduates necessitates an extension. ED must consider certain factors, such as recent unemployment statistics from the Bureau of
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S.3556: COVID-19 Graduate Relief Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Willard Romney
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/20/2020
COVID–19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 COVID–19 Recovery by Enhancing Loan, Investment, and Education Funds for Small Businesses Act of 2020 [S.3554]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Veterans ]
[Economic Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes measures to provide assistance to small businesses impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the Small Business Administration (SBA) must (1) provide economic injury grants for certain small businesses that have suffered substantial economic injury resulting from COVID-19; (2) establish a program to make direct loans to small businesses, up to 50% of which may be forgiven; and (3) pay the principal, interest, and associated fees on certain SBA loans, including microloans, for a six-month period. The bill also
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S.3554: COVID–19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 COVID–19 Recovery by Enhancing Loan, Investment, and Education Funds for Small Businesses Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 03/20/2020
You have voted S.3554: COVID–19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020 COVID–19 Recovery by Enhancing Loan, Investment, and Education Funds for Small Businesses Act of 2020.
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide payments to cattle producers to offset losses due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes. [S.3552]
[Agriculture ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Farm Service Agency to provide payments to producers that sold feeder cattle or live cattle during any month in calendar year 2020 to offset losses due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, payments must be provided (1) in the case of feeder cattle, if the average national sale price per hundredweight for feeder cattle for that month is less than $150; and (2) in the case of live cattle, if the average national sale price per hundredweight for live cattle for that month is less than $121. A producer may receive
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S.3552: A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide payments to cattle producers to offset losses due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/20/2020
You have voted S.3552: A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide payments to cattle producers to offset losses due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes..